1. capable of being endowed; suitable or eligible to receive a dower or endowment
Usage: archaic or legal; historically used in property and marriage law

Examples

• The estate was considered dowable property under the old inheritance laws.
• A dowable widow was entitled to a portion of her late husband's estate.
• The dowable lands passed to the heir according to the settlement.
• She was a dowable woman of considerable means and property.